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LOT 0378
South Indian Bronze Tribal Figures
18TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
10 5/8 - 10 7/8 in. (1.55 kg total, 27-27.5 cm high including stand).
A male and female pair modelled standing facing, wearing jewel-studded arm bangles, earrings, pendants and skin-tight trousers, the man holding a sword and small round shield, the woman breastfeeding an infant; each mounted on a custom-made display base. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1960s.
Ex Italian collection.
Ex London gallery stock.
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LOT 0378
South Indian Bronze Tribal Figures
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
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Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Necklace Bead Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Composed of polished carnelian beads including spherical, conical, drum, oval and other types, etched with geometric designs. 41 grams total, 6-14 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 10 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
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Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
